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Is Veganism a Jewish Value?
For many, killing animals for human consumption is wrong. For others, vegetarianism or veganism are misplaced virtue that overlooks the gulf between …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Kollel - The School for Advanced Jewish studies
Over the past century, Jewish schools and communities began opening Kollels, schools for advanced jewish studies. Today there are hundreds of Kollels…
1 year, 7 months ago
Separating Men and Women in the Synagogue
One of the unique features of a traditional synagogue is that men and women are separated for all prayers. In many older synagogues, women sat in a b…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Triple Purim
In a rare occurrence, Purim this year will be on Friday taking us straight from the festival of Purim into Shabbat. This creates some unusual customs…
1 year, 7 months ago
How to Study Kabbalah
Kabbalah the mystical teachings of Judaism have become very popular in recent years. With its popularity have come the many charlatans, frauds and qu…
1 year, 7 months ago
Building the First Temple
In 830 BCE, King Solomon completed building the First Temple in Jerusalem. At the time, during the Iron Age, it was the grandest and largest building…
1 year, 8 months ago
Do Jews Believe in Alternative Medicine?
There are many medical treatments that are not part of conventional medicine. Many of these unconventional treatments are very popular. What does Jud…
1 year, 8 months ago
What are the 613 Commandments?
G-d gave the Jewish people 613 Commandments that we committed to follow as part of our covenant with Him. What are the 613 Commandments? Where can we…
1 year, 8 months ago
The 10 Mitzvah Campaigns
Starting in the 1960's, the Rebbe started public Mitzvah campaigns as a call to encourage Jews to readopt many of the important Commandments in Judai…
1 year, 8 months ago
Are Locust Kosher
While the Torah bans us from eating all insects, the Torah makes an exception for locust. The Torah lists certain types of locust that we are allowed…
1 year, 9 months ago